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How do you find balance in relationships?  How do you know when to invest your time and emotions and when you need to step back and guard your heart?  I realize that nothing is certain and there are always risks, but when do you know it's ok to let go and take a risk? Obviously I can't go through life unwilling to invest in others, unwilling to give too much, at the risk of being hurt.  However, I can't go around throwing my emotions, time, and energy to any and everyone. I suppose I'm waiting for an official "wanna go steady with me?" question, but that's a question that may never come.  (And yeah I know no one says that anymore, but it sure would make things easier.) What I have to realize is this is what I got...nothing more, but fortunately, nothing less.  Is it ok for me to start investing in this regardless of an official commitment ? It's not like I'm missing out on something great by waiting around.  There is nothing else.  I can't s...

Wow!  My Spring Break went by super fast.  I had a great time in DC, but it was extremely tiring!  We walked for miles seeing the city, but by the end of each day our legs were killing us.  A bunch of wusses , I know.   It was amazing to stand in the exact spot that Martin Luther King stood when he gave his "I have a dream speech ."  It was inspiring to walk through the Capitol's Rotunda where Presidents and Congressmen have walked.    It's not just someone else's history...it's my history. I got home about midnight Friday Night/Saturday Morning.  I did laundry all day Saturday and was working on our New Church today.  (It is official, the new church is ours.  The guys started sheet-rocking the walls of the Sanctuary today!  Soon there will be no more rented buildings!  YEAH!)  So I can't say that I've really rested up and am ready for school tomorrow. This week is another busy week for me.  I'm going to the Chris Tomlin concert on Thursday in Lit...

I suppose if I'm going to actually try and garnish feedback about my blog, I should update it like I said I was going to. Better late than never, I suppose. Here is my second choice in layout. The Coffee Notebook. As you can tell, I really like this whole "notebook/desk" theme. I suppose it's because when I blog, I envision this as a journal. So what do I like/dislike about this layout? I like coffee! I really like the organization. It's more girly , and has a cool pen where you can search things from my blog! I'm not crazy about the Font of the Blog Title "Originally Unoriginal". I'm sure you can change that in the html code, but I'm not that smart. So what's your take? Yeah or Nay? ************************** In other news, I'm leaving at 5 AM to head to DC. I'm really excited, except the weather isn't going to be that great. Rainy, cloudy, and cold. However, they are predicting a sunny Wednesday with a high of 71! ...

So my week has been pretty hectic and the weekend was even crazier.  So I haven't had time to do the whole "Blog Vote", but whatever.  I'll get to it eventually. This week is going to be pretty crazy as well.  It's 9 weeks test week for my students and next week is SPRING BREAK!  So trying to keep them focused is going to be hard.  I'm also preparing for a road trip to DC!!  I've never been,  so me, mom, and a friend of hers are hopping in the car without a schedule.  All we know is we are leaving Saturday and coming back the following Saturday. In other news, I did happen to see Mr. Amazing this weekend.  We went out Friday night and actually had a great time.  He was nice, gentlemanly, and attentive as normal.  That's it...nothing more, nothing less. Anyways, I haven't caught up on sleep from the weekend or from the loss of an hour...darn that daylight savings time thingy!  I'll try and do better at having something insightful to say!

Your vote counts! I've decided to change the background of my blog again. I was never fond of the previous template, but I did like the organization of it. I've found several that I like. So in the next few weeks, I'm going to be switching up the template. So everyone check in and decide which background you like best! My takes on this template: I love the desk idea, especially the iphone! I'm not too sure about the picture of the unicorn. It's not girly enough...a bit masculine. I do like the organization and the little bubble to show how many comments for each post.